So you want to grow your own food, but every time you search “how to start a garden,” you end up buried under 47 tabs of advice that makes it sound like you need a degree, a greenhouse, and three years of soil samples before …
New to gardening? These garden care basics will keep you growing without overwhelm. Simple tips for watering, harvesting, and staying sane in the dirt.
Afraid to mess up your garden? You’re not alone. Here’s why beginner mistakes are normal—and why you should plant the seeds anyway.
How much garden space do you really need? As much or as little as you’re willing to tend. You don’t need a giant garden to grow food. You need a small, manageable garden that works for you.
Let me save you from the two-hour internet spiral: you don’t need a chart, a downloadable planner, or seventeen YouTube videos to figure out what to plant in your garden. You just need to ask yourself one question…
You will learn more from sticking your hands in the dirt than you ever will from watching another YouTube video. Mistakes are part of the process. Imperfect gardens still grow food. And sometimes the best way to figure out how to start a garden… is just to try.
I’m a big fan of the Ruth Stout method. The hay/organic mulch keeps the weeds down, fertilizes the soil, keeps things moist, and cuts work for you by a LOT.
It’s been a hot minute, but we’re actually going to talk about something homesteadish on the podcast today! Today’s episode puts together all the articles I just wrote for my new hydroponic gardening series so you can have all that hydroponic information in your lil’ ears. 🙂
Here is how we’ve used our DIY hydroponic garden to grow year-round fresh lettuce and greens!
While we have both a traditional dirt garden outside as well as a hydroponic garden set up in our basement, here are 9 benefits we have found when it comes to hydroponic gardening.